Mr. Mistoffelees
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You ought to ask magical Mr. Mistoffelees |
你可能需要魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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The original conjuring cat |
那最原本的魔術貓 |
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There would be no doubt of that |
那是無容置疑的 |
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Please, listen to me, and don’t scoff |
請聽我說，並先別嘲笑 |
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All of his inventions are off his own bat |
所有他的發明都是即興的 |
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There’s no such cat in the metropolis |
在這大都市中沒有多少隻貓 |
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He holds all the patent monopolies |
他擁有所有專利 |
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For performing surprising illusions |
以表演令人驚訝的幻覺 |
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And creating eccentric confusions |
以及創作古怪的迷惑 |
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The greatest magicians |
最偉大的魔術師 |
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Have something to learn |
都有要學習的地方 |
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From Mr. Mistoffelees’ conjuring turn: |
在Mr. Mistoffelees魔幻的 特色！ |
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And we all say: Oh! Well, I’d never |
而我們全都說：噢！呀！我從不 |
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Was there ever a cat so clever |
那曾有貓是如此聰明 |
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As magical Mr. Mistoffelees! |
有如魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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He is quite, he is small, he is black |
他安靜 他細小 他是黑色的 |
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From his ears to the tip of his tail |
由耳朵至尾尖 |
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He can creep through the tiniest crack |
他能爬過最狹小的裂縫 |
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He can walk on the narrowest rail. |
他能走上最窄的欄杆 |
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He can pick any card from the pack |
他能在一副牌中抽出任何一張 |
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He can equally cunning with dice |
他同樣能將此狡猾用在骰子上 |
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He is always deceiving you into believing |
他總是在欺騙讓你相信 |
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That he’s only hunting for mice. |
他只不過是在抓老鼠 |
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He can play any trick with a cork |
他可以用軟木塞耍任何花樣 |
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Or a spoon with a bit of fish paste |
或是湯匙和一點魚漿也可以 |
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And if you look for a knife or a fork |
如果你是在找刀或是叉 |
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And you think it is merely misplaced |
而你以為只是放錯了地方 |
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You have seen it one moment |
你一會前還見到的 |
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And then it is gone |
然後就不見了 |
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But you’ll find it next week |
但你會在下星期找到 |
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Lying out on the lawn – |
躺在外面的草地上 |
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And we all say: Oh! Well, I’d never |
而我們全都說：噢！呀！我從不 |
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Was there ever a cat so clever |
知道有貓是如此聰明 |
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As magical Mr. Mistoffelees! (Presto!) |
有如魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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Oh! Well, I’d never |
噢！呀！我從不 |
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Was there ever a cat so clever |
知道有貓是如此聰明 |
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As magical Mr. Mistoffelees! |
有如魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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Oh! Well, I’d never |
噢！呀！我從不 |
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Was there ever a cat so clever |
知道有貓是如此聰明 |
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As magical Mr. Mistoffelees! |
有如魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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He’s manner is vague and aloof |
他的儀態是含糊又冷淡 |
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You would think there was nobody shyer |
你可能會認為沒有貓比他更害羞 |
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But his voice has been heard on the roof |
如他的聲音可以在屋頂上聽見 |
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When he was curled up by the fire |
當他在火前捲縮著時 |
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And he’s sometimes been heard by the fire |
而有時聽見他在火旁時 |
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When was about on the roof |
那時他卻在屋頂上 |
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At least we all heard that somebody purred |
至少我們都聽見有貓在叫 |
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Which is incontestable proof |
那是千真萬確的 |
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Of his singular magical powers |
由於他獨有的魔術能力 |
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And I have known the family to call |
我知道有家人曾 |
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Him in from the garden for hours, |
在花園中喚了他好幾個小時 |
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While he was asleep in the hall |
而他卻在大堂內睡大覺 |
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And no long ago there’s phenomenal cat |
並在不久之前這難得的貓 |
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Produced seven kittens right out of a hat: |
在帽子中製造了七隻小貓 |
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And we all say: Oh! Well, I’d never |
而我們全都說：噢！呀！我從不 |
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Was there ever a cat so clever |
知道有貓是如此聰明 |
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As magical Mr. Mistoffelees! (Magical!) |
有如魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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And no long ago there’s phenomenal cat |
並在不久之前這難得的貓 |
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Produced seven kittens right out of a hat! |
自帽子中製造出七隻小貓 |
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And we all say: Oh! Well, I’d never |
而我們全都說：噢！呀！我從不 |
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Was there ever a cat so clever |
知道有貓是如此聰明 |
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As magical Mr. Mistoffelees! |
有如魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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Oh! Well, I’d never |
噢！呀！我從不 |
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Was there ever a cat so clever |
知道有貓是如此聰明 |
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As magical Mr. Mistoffelees! |
有如魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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Oh! Well, I’d never |
噢！呀！我從不 |
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Was there ever a cat so clever |
知道有貓是如此聰明 |
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As magical Mr. Mistoffelees! |
有如魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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Oh! Well, I’d never |
噢！呀！我從不 |
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Was there ever a cat so clever |
知道有貓是如此聰明 |
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As magical Mr. Mistoffelees! |
有如魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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Oh! Well, I’d never |
噢！呀！我從不 |
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Was there ever a cat so clever |
知道有貓是如此聰明 |
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As magical Mr. Mistoffelees! |
有如魔幻的Mr. Mistoffelees |
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I give you the magical, the marvelous |
我帶給你魔幻的，一流的 |
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Magical Mr. Mistoffelees! |
魔術的Mr. Mistoffelees！ |